ED refers to 1989 complaint while seeking Nawab Malik’s custody

The Enforcement Directorate made the reference in the remand copy it submitted before a Mumbai court while seeking Nawab Malik's custody.

The Enforcement Directorate submitted a rather lengthy remand copy before the special court in Mumbai under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) while seeking a 14-day remand of Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Malik.

Nawab Malik has been accused of dealing with the underworld to usurp a prime property in Mumbai's suburban Kurla. The remand copy, filed by Investigating Officer Niraj Kumar, an Assistant Director with the Enforcement Directorate, stated that the complainant - Munira Plumber - got to know from media reports that her three acre ancestral property had been usurped by Nawab Malik.

The remand copy stated that during the course of the investigation nine searches were conducted on the premises belonging to associates of Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel and various incriminating materials were seized.

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Several statements have also been recorded under the PMLA during the course of the investigation.

The statement of Salim Ahmad Khaleel Ahmed alias Salim Patel alias Salim Fruit was also recorded. In a statement, he said that he is the brother-in-law of Chhota Shakeel, who used to run an extortion racket through his henchmen. Some of them were Faheem Machmach, Majid Bharuchi, and Nasir Kalia.

Chhota Shakeel operates from Pakistan and works with Dawood Ibrahim. Saleem Fruit said that he had visited Chhota Shakeel's residence in Pakistan 34 times. In 2006, Salim Fruit was deported by the United Arab Emirates to India, where he was arrested. He remained in jail till 2010.